Gateway - Key Contributor to Sri Lankan Athletics

Four athletes selected to the National Squad

Building on the recent success in Swimming, where 5 Gateway swimmers made it to the National Squad
of 22 to represent the country at the Asian Age Group Championship, 4 athletes of Gateway have just
been selected to represent Sri Lanka at the Junior SAF Games. They are Shelinda Jansen who broke a 32
year old record in 200 metres at the recently concluded Junior Nationals, Sadeepa Henderson, Sharmila
Jan and Randi Cooray.

Borella Divisional Championship

At this meet, competing with many State and Private Schools, Gateway emerged 2 nd in the Girls category
and 4 th in the Boys category. Gateway’s Randi Cooray was adjudged the Best Female Athlete of the
meet. She and Venura De Alwis became the Champion Athletes of their respective age groups.

International Schools Athletics Championship

The athletes of Gateway College displayed their prowess at the 18 th International Schools Athletics
Championship by performing exceptionally well in their respective events. At this premier event, the
contingent of Gateway College proved their supremacy by securing 22 Gold Medals, 18 Silver Medals, 25
Bronze Medals. Gateway athletes also won the most prestigious awards at the meet, namely the ‘Best
Performer’ (Randi Cooray), the ‘Best Male Athlete’ (Chenuka Kasthuriarachchi) and the ‘Best Female
Athlete’ (Randi Cooray).

Five Age Group Championships were won by Gateway’s Venura De Alwis (Under 14 Boys), Sadeepa
Henderson (Under 18 Girls), Sharmila Jan and Randi Cooray (Under 20 Girls’ Joint Champions) and Udesh
Ranasinghe (Under 20 Boys). Among the other top achievers of Gateway were Binitha Chandrasena who
won his 10 th consecutive gold medal at ISAC in High Jump. Minuka De Silva, Shazeen Shaheen, Shelinda
Jansen, Filzah Farouk and Ishini Yatigammana were the other gold medalists of Gateway. Four relay
teams of Gateway also won gold medals – Under 16 Boys 4x100m, Under 18 Girls 4x100m & 4x400m,
Under 20 Girls 4x100m.